Best Elementary Schools in Wisconsin

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Forward Exam test scores by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The most recent update was on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1061)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
550039000057	761	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 S Mason St	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5500	273	26	10.5	64.8%	152 (55.7%)	26 (9.5%)	37 (13.6%)	18 (6.6%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.8%)	$11,574			$911			$10,663	37.1	40	712	49
550852002483	762	Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3502 Maple Grove Dr	Madison	53719	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 442-2000	607	48	12.6	37.1%	279 (46.0%)	75 (12.4%)	152 (25.0%)	50 (8.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.9%)	$14,459			$499			$13,961	37	52.3	581	181
551575002001	763	Schurz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1508 Neenah St	Watertown	53094	Jefferson County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 262-1485	244	23	10.6	65.2%	90 (36.9%)	8 (3.3%)	132 (54.1%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	$12,811			$1,168			$11,643	37	28.7	829	66
550405000437	764	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	3010 8th St	Eau Claire	54703	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 852-4700	255	21	11.9	40.4%	199 (78.0%)	8 (3.1%)	9 (3.5%)	25 (9.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	$14,095			$245			$13,850	36.9	39.3	718	46
550009003143	765	New Leaf Prep Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	360 AMS Ct	Green Bay	54313	Brown County	New Leaf Prep Academy Inc	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 455-0292	155	14	11.1	1.9%	144 (92.9%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)								36.7	44	672	93
550180000232	766	Brown Deer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5757 W Dean Rd	Brown Deer	53223	Milwaukee County	Brown Deer School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 371-6800	709	45	15.7	59.5%	104 (14.7%)	359 (50.6%)	53 (7.5%)	135 (19.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.9%)	$14,069			$750			$13,318	36.4	43.6	677	89
551119001487	767	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	244 W 11th Ave	Oshkosh	54902	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 424-0165	242	24	10.2	71.9%	156 (64.5%)	20 (8.3%)	28 (11.6%)	13 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.3%)	$14,696			$976			$13,721	36.4	46.5	643	124
551491001933	768	Camp Douglas Elementary	Public	2-5	81 Junction St	Camp Douglas	54618	Juneau County	Tomah Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 374-7091	67	5	12.8	53.7%	60 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	2 (3.0%)	2 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$12,474			$1,400			$11,073	36.4	50.7	598	170
550525000566	769	Gillett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	208 W Main St	Gillett	54124	Oconto County	Gillett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 855-2119	250	21	11.7	63.2%	198 (79.2%)	2 (0.8%)	29 (11.6%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.6%)	$13,965			$1,352			$12,613	36.4	66.5	351	418
551365001781	770	Cleveland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	411 E Washington Ave	Cleveland	53015	Manitowoc County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 693-8241	110	10	10.7	31.8%	64 (58.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (40.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$13,647			$436			$13,211	36.2	45.3	660	110

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Forward Exam English Language Arts, Forward Exam Mathematics, Forward Exam Social Studies, Forward Exam Science test scores released by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on October 8, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.